Tag: marine biology

In July 2024, scientists in Otago, New Zealand, made a stunning discovery: an elusive spade-toothed beaked whale had washed up ...

For years, tales of giant squids roaming the ocean depths lived mostly in folklore and maritime legends — dismissed as ...

For humans, the gestation period can last forty weeks. There are cramps, morning sickness, strange food cravings, increasing discomfort, and ...

The houndshark species Mustelus lenticulatusPaul Caiger At least one shark species has a bark to go along with its bite. ...

If you could choose one superpower from the animal kingdom, many people might wish for the ability to breathe underwater. ...

Rising water temperatures, acidification, and deoxygenation are disrupting marine ecosystems worldwide. These changes threaten culturally and economically significant species, ultimately ...

Deep in the Barents Sea off the northern coast of Norway, the Borealis Mud Volcano has been spewing methane for ...

The head of Bathynomus vaderi, a newly named marine isopodNguyen Thanh Son A large crustacean that lives in the sea ...

With so many elusive creatures occupying the forgotten corners of Earth, scientists are always knee-deep in mysteries that form the ...

Bottlenose dolphins have teeth unlike those of many other mammalsJeff Mondragon/Alamy Stock Photo A study of dolphin jaw anatomy suggests ...